Well, Jenn, I've already said it was looking more and more as if Papi might be back the way he's been hitting, and with power, the last week or two. I think I can strike the "might". After tonight's game against the Fish, I think it's definite--Papi's definitely back. Over the past couple of weeks, his average has slowly crept back above the Mendoza line and the ball has started leaving the yard with some frequency. Tonight in one inning he parked another in the cheaps (too bad the bases were empty) and then finished ff the Sox scoring for the evening with a bases loaded single into right center for another pair of runs. Just as good, his first at bat he drove along ball to the track in front of the bullpen in right center that was caught. It was about two or three feet shy of the pen. But, taken with the next two at bats, previously mentioned above, it's a good indication of where the big man is. Does he have a bit further to go? Maybe. But, only in the sense that he is now going to be fine tuning his swing. Even Tito's taken note as Papi's moved up the order to fifth--back in the heart of things.
Some folks are saying it was the eye drops he received from the optometrist visit last week. Maybe so, but whatever it was/is I'm all for it.
Aside from Papi, the Hose's answer to your hub picked up another two ribbies, Dusty got a pair of hits, hopefully ending his brief slump, and Jake got a pair of hits and a pair of steals to bookend them with. Wake grabbed the W, his ninth of the year.
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